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@lelinho885

7 ай бұрын

Faça a Tradução em português do que #Vai fala sobre #Eddie 🙏

@lobotomyscam1051

7 ай бұрын

​@@lelinho885Put this into Google translator: He said only two guitar players have changed what was possible with the guitar, Hendrix and Eddie. He said Van Halen kept having more and more hit songs. He also said some new players are faster and less sloppy than Hendrix and Eddie, but those are the only two players to make everyone say woah, this is a game changer.

@joshuataft5541

7 ай бұрын

Agree 👍

@Digitalhunny

7 ай бұрын

Hold up... what about thee Santana or Slash?

@Azznbad

6 ай бұрын

​@lobotomyscam1051 you may be more accurate and even faster but those two changed the way the instrument was played. That's the difference

Steve Vai is super humble....

@ChrisBrown-zl2gu

8 ай бұрын

Yes Edward is good

@scottykingdavid

7 ай бұрын

Now he is.. not back in the early 90,$

@user-if6bl2xn6v

7 ай бұрын

Iron Sheik got to him. Made him humble.

@alexsaucedo8032

7 ай бұрын

The game changer. Guitar God. Edward van Halen. . KING EDWARD. 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

@ouchboy-bs6ri

7 ай бұрын

so was ed ....

I saw Van Halen at the Oakland coliseum when they opened for Black Sabbath on their first tour. Eddie did eruption, when he finished, there was a pause in the audience, like everybody didn't realize what the f*** just happened. Then there was a huge applause. It was an amazing show and we were all blown away. Half the people left when Black Sabbath came on. Ozzy said later it was the dumbest thing they ever did having Van Halen open for them...

@coldwinter5710

6 ай бұрын

One of my brothers & a good buddy went to see them in 1978. They were opening for 2 other very well known, popular bands. They hadn't even heard of Van Halen before. After they were done, they literally walked out. No longer having any interest in seeing the other 2 bands. Woke up the next day, went to the record store as soon as it opened, & bought their album. If that isn't a Rock & Roll moment of the highest order, I don't know what is!

@tgirard123

6 ай бұрын

@@coldwinter5710 what a great story! It was just so much fun being in the music in that era. I can remember waiting at record stores when they opened to go get my favorite band or to buy tickets for shows. Just so much fun...

@scottmcalister6020

6 ай бұрын

My friends and I had a similar reaction when we first listened to their debut album. Not a word was spoken, but we just looked at each other as if to say what did we just hear? We couldn't explain it but we knew we liked it.

@DRWFJ40

6 ай бұрын

I saw that tour... Ozzy checked into the wrong hotel and slept through the show... They had to reschedule & we couldn't wait to see VH again.

@christopherijacobsen3159

6 ай бұрын

I don’t care who opened for Sabbath, No way I’m walking out on them, No way! It’s Black Sabbath!!

Those were kind words from a true gentleman.

@friguy4444

19 күн бұрын

The Humility he shows makes it possible for him to tell the truth about things instead of trying to protect his ego or pride. A Very great Character trait chosen to be followed and submitted to in the life of a man or woman.

He just absolutely nailed, in my mind, what he brought to the table. Sure, there are “better” technical players, but what he did by way of innovation and craft was unparalleled.

@BeatlesFan1975

4 ай бұрын

"technique" doesn't matter and it never did, it's ALWAYS been and feel and note selection. Those young guys who have impossible to play solos..... Nobody is gonna remember those guys. They don't have any great songs. They are wankers

@LalmuanzualaMuanzuala-dh9ug

Ай бұрын

​@@BeatlesFan1975i agree👍

@logikman329

7 күн бұрын

​@@BeatlesFan1975 Well, not all of them are as you describe them to be, but I have to admit that a large proportion of the new generation, especially in metal, are going absolutely overboard when it comes to making solos... They aren't bad per say, but they can be very tricky to follow along, because of how technical they are and by their unusual/weird timing, which makes them more of a rhythm driven lead section than a solo. However, there are some great guitar players who happen to have a lot of feel even if their sound gets criticized often (Tim Henson, Ichika Nito, Tosin Abasi and more). Finally, if you've made it through it all, thanks for the time out of your day to do so and I hope you have a great one!

That’s a big deal for Steve Vai to say that!

@stuartewoldt1513

8 ай бұрын

Well when it's true all have to acknowledge

@frankrichards3089

7 ай бұрын

Not really.

@CourtWatchAu

7 ай бұрын

@@frankrichards3089 Vai is very generous and humble,. Vai himself is a massive gamechange/innovator with increidble compositions and moved the guitar forward.

@frankrichards3089

7 ай бұрын

@CourtWatchAustralia Great player no doubt, 1st Roth solo album has the best Vai playing to me.

@CourtWatchAu

7 ай бұрын

@@frankrichards3089 Yeah its incredible. Vai surpassed EVH?Hendriz and everyone else on that album, plus Crossraods , plus his Flexible (solo album) is awesome, by 86/87 Vai had demonstrated he was the greatest imo :)

I’m so glad I grew up in that era, 70’s had the greatest music of any decade

@ignaciogalvan1732

Ай бұрын

I was there with you. 63 representing❤

@user-ny3wh2jv9g

Ай бұрын

I disagree, the 70s did produce some awsome music, the 80s was full on metal and hard rock.

@fastcougar3200

Ай бұрын

80's

@philgarza6158

Ай бұрын

70's and the 80's.

@KidRock1979

Ай бұрын

​@@philgarza6158 80's and the 90's💥🎸💪

Mr Vai is such a humble nice man ! He gives credit to both men in such an awesome extraordinary way .

All this praise coming from a guy who is in his own right a guitar God!

@marklane870

7 ай бұрын

A good reason he is number three

@samuelherman4859

7 ай бұрын

He is not a guitar God but yes is a guitar hero ...Guitar gods are the first one

@clivewinter8321

7 ай бұрын

Agree 100% Steve vai is a fantastic guitar virtuoso ❤❤

@DaveClark-ib6sp

7 ай бұрын

Snd would be nowhere without Eddie.

@buckbreaker5185

Ай бұрын

@@samuelherman4859 He 100% is a guitar GOD you mong

Steve Vai is a classy guy. It takes class to humble yourself in regards to a contemporary and some would say a competitor while being rightfully regarded as a world class player yourself.

@CourtWatchAu

7 ай бұрын

Yes Vai, is a kind and generous person, Vai is defintely a gamechanger himself, but too humble to say it

@kennethgoin628

6 ай бұрын

Fans will always make comparisons, but throughout my career, I've always stood by my conviction that "it's not a competition." We, being individuals, can bring something different to the stage, so bring what you got and win 'em over! I've never been what I would regard as a "great player," but I had other musicians approach and say things like, "I looked up and thought, 'Damn! I gotta follow this guy?" I also had a couple of aspiring players that said, "I want to play just like you man! You just captivate your audience!" Meanwhile, I had guys trying to steal my spot... and almost succeeded! I was not great by any measure, in my opinion, but I was honest. I was real. "I" was on display and I didn't intend to impress anyone in the seats, I simply wanted them to have a good time and enjoy my performance. Looking back, I'd say I succeeded. And oddly, even though I was never signed, I'm still remembered amongst the peers and fans of my day.

@CourtWatchAu

6 ай бұрын

@@kennethgoin628 you make great points, tahts interesting Kenneth, well done, and thankyou

I love vai. Hes so genuine and real and honest and humble. Rare

@coldwinter5710

6 ай бұрын

As was Edward

@MiaQuacko

5 ай бұрын

Steve Vai is the best guitar player I have ever heard .. he doesn’t cheat sweep pick he is shredding through and through

@alehandroignassy4226

4 ай бұрын

У меня есть фото с Vai. Он был в России в 2014 году, в Воронеже и свободно устроил автограф сессию с ним и всей своей группой. Я с ним даже немного пообщался) И он спокойно общался со всеми людми, кто к нему подходил

@gavinvl06

Ай бұрын

@@coldwinter5710hate to break it but Eddie wasn’t that humble

Everyone talks about his playing but his engineering and design was incredible for the time.

Eddie van halen you are so so missed by millions

@joeexposito2015

8 ай бұрын

Wish u were still here with us. (RIP). U R (MISSED) Brother.

@jackieh925

8 ай бұрын

@@joeexposito2015 💔

@madamtuzam

6 ай бұрын

Not For me a pretty Basic guitar player

@k0slizard389

6 ай бұрын

@@madamtuzamA pretty basic guitar player doesn’t change the style of contemporary music, and bring forth innovative techniques that every modern guitarist adopts.

@user-xl4ns1zv8k

4 ай бұрын

​@@madamtuzam"basic", LOL let's see a video of you playing better. There's a reason he makes the top ten of the greatest guitar players of all time. Being "basic" doesn't get that type of honor bestowed upon you.

I still can’t believe he’s gone

@user-wv5gv3dw5u

7 ай бұрын

Honestly… It literally doesnt feel real

@jason-hy8ci

7 ай бұрын

Yeah, I know this sounds..... Uh... ODD, and that's just the tip of the iceberg for adjectives here, but I never envisioned a world without EVH, but then again with every 20th century icon that dies(D Bowie, J. Strummed, etc) I feel that way.

@Mike1614b

7 ай бұрын

yeah it sucks

@squarewheel1587

7 ай бұрын

Neither can I. 😞

@howdy1487

7 ай бұрын

Same here. The 2000's have been really bad for music legends, Prince, Michael Jackson, Eddie Van Halen. They are all Icons. All gone due to drugs, nicotine in Eddie's case.

Steve Vai isn't one to exaggerate about Eddie Van Halen. Edward 's playing will never duplicated. He was in a class unlike anyone else.

@jimbeam-ru1my

7 ай бұрын

it's not really his playing that vai is referring to, it's the techniques which eddie introduced that have now been adopted by 100% of guitar players. Now every electric guitar player learns how to tap. When eddie released eruption, no one had any clue what he was doing.

@albertomaldonado-bq9ix

7 ай бұрын

Hey yeah you are right party on dude 👏🥁🍻🎸🍺

@BrownBear406

7 ай бұрын

Steve lynch is a better tapper

@Robert-nu4vc

7 ай бұрын

​@@BrownBear406we don't care

@BrownBear406

7 ай бұрын

@@Robert-nu4vc just setting the facts straight amateur. That attitude is why you'll stay an amateur

Such an admirable compliment from one artist to another ❤ ....rip Eddie 🌹

I saw them in ‘81 and again with Hagar…EVH will be missed forever. Everything about him. He was really an inventor stuck in a musicians body. Built his own guitar searching for a specific sound, having that showmanship he had, his solos are out of this world. Album after album of hits…just a blessing to have seen him.

Such true words, so many technical and fast players but very few that can write and play songs with feeling and emotion that get the worlds attention.

@Gregorypeckory

7 ай бұрын

That's a fair point, but the Internet pretty much guaranteed the world's attention will never again be as available for a great talent to grab as it was in 1978, when radio ruled the music world. There will never be a global superstar group like Hendrix, Van Halen, Beatles, etc, that everyone knows about when you bring them up.

The part most loved about eddy, is how much funn his work sounds like

@richardharris3449

6 ай бұрын

Perfect, his style and so fun to play. You just know he loved playing and his style was like flying

@jamesragsdale8202

6 ай бұрын

Ed loved getting high. Chased it forever.

Thankyou Steve. Thats shows alot of respect to Eddie!!!!!!!

Eddie played Steve some unheard instrumentals that he had written and recorded over at 5150. Steve said it was incredible. He asked Eddie if he was gonna put it out and Eddie’s response was “Who’s gonna wanna hear it?” Steve told him you need to do a solo record and put this out. I’d give anything to hear this stuff, I believe Paul Gilbert heard it as well.

@steelewheels1365

2 ай бұрын

You just know there's a ton of tape with unreleased material on it.

@MainPrism

2 ай бұрын

Wolf has said there's thousands of hours of recordings going all the way back to the 70s'. Hopefully they dig some of it out and repease it. The world needs it, or at least us the fans do. ​@@steelewheels1365

@buckbreaker5185

Ай бұрын

Have you heard EVH's jams with Holdsworth? OUT OF THIS WORLD

@sharondowney1725

Ай бұрын

Seeing VA at Wembley STADIUM opened for Bon Jovi i was mind blown seeing Eddie playing got to say ive seen some good bands but VA done it for me. And Eddie was born January 26 i was born the 29..good Aquarius

This is spot on. Evh and Hendrix changed the guitar world. No other guitar players have done what they did. Many have done great things but none have done that

@WillyHuebert-mw7kn

8 ай бұрын

You took the words right out of my mouth.

@JamesSmith-xs7sr

7 ай бұрын

Robert Fripp?

@adrianlimon7974

7 ай бұрын

Yngwie

@spacedye2001

7 ай бұрын

@@adrianlimon7974Definitely not Yngwie.

@adrianlimon7974

7 ай бұрын

@@spacedye2001 I had never heard ANYBODY play guitar like that in 1984. I'd argue he was very instrumental in ushering a new wave of guitar virtuosity. Definitely a game changer in my book. Please let me know your opinion.

Steve Vai gets my vote for being best human today.

King 👑 Edward‼️The Solos were truly amazing but the Rhythm Guitar 🎸 playing was also amazing and often overlooked - he made electric guitar fun during a time that was mostly brooding…Revolutionary Musician

Well said! Both of them not only had a style and ability but both mad real, memorable music with it.

I have to agree. Musical genius is hard to measure,..but you know it when you hear it--over & over again. Eddie, like Jimmy were both beyond mesmerizing, like one with their guitar.

I got to see Eddie twice with both singers and it was amazing. You cannot describe how great he is until you see him live. I knew his cancer was always coming back but I still was shocked when he died. There will be no one like him again

@A-Milkdromeda-Laniakea-Hominid

6 ай бұрын

"Often imitated never duplicated."

@doodlepops707

4 ай бұрын

I saw him play on every tour. Can't even count them. I feel extremely fortunate to have grown up in the 70's.

Steve Vai. Absolutely dead on correct. The two unrivaled game changers: Eddie and Hendrix. Will never forget the first time I heard Eddie. Totally jaw dropping stunned.

I love Eddie Van Halen, because his love for his art shows in how he plays,his facial expressions, his craft, that’s what I love. I love seeing people sharing their joy and passion for their gifts and talents. his skill I’m sure was thousands and thousands of hours of just playing and practicing that’s what a lot of people don’t understand you don’t stumble into that kind of talent you work for it

Thanks for Eddie!!! Thanks for Steve also! Any product of the 80's understands that without "Edward", the guitar would mean nothing. As they say... "Don't follow the money, follow the music." I'm proud to listen. Night night!

I love Eddie Van Halen. Superdome, New Orleans, 1978. The Stones, Doobie Brothers, and Van Halen. Van Halen was the best

@monty4336

7 ай бұрын

I remember hearing VH in late 1978 when my older brother got the first album (I was 9 years old) and all I could think was how can that guitar player pick so fast like that. All other bands I listened to until then had good players but this "new guy" (I didnt know his name at first) was something from outer space. 😆

Yeah I was a freshman in high school when the 1st album came out. It was totally different from everything that came out before it in rock. It was like what everyone else was striving for. The perfect rock album in every way. The guitar sound and playing was unreal!

Long live EVH. May his influence last longer than rock and roll.

My love and respect for Mr Vai just went up 100 fold!🤘🏿🤘🏻🤘🏽 Well said Sir, well said. 😢

There will never ever be another Edward Van Halen! 👍

Steve thinks EXACTLY like me, about Edward. He had a rare combination of virtuosity, technical creativity, and exquisite musical taste in execution. To my knowledge, no one has replaced him in such a way that has met or exceeded what he brought.

@jacobkline6146

5 ай бұрын

Very well explained

The craziest guitar show I’ve seen was Steve Vai and Mike Keneally. In Adelaide Australia back 20 or more years ago. It was nuts . And the band , Steve and Mike looked like they really enjoyed the night. Number 2 would be seeing SV with DLR in Brisbane on the Skyscraper Tour. Absolute legend player and showman.

Steve is absolutely 💯 right. I’ve said that since back in the mid eighties when I started playing. There’s 2 game changers Jimi and Eddie. It’s been 40 years and I’m still waiting on a 3rd.

@bobsebring2819

8 ай бұрын

yep I've said it back then too.

@jimijamesnoob685

7 ай бұрын

Dimebag?

@mikesteelheart

7 ай бұрын

Tony Iomi?

@boxychubbo6922

7 ай бұрын

I think anyone with half a brain knows it's jimi and eddie. Other players are great and important as Steve said in the video, but they weren't paradigm changers like those two.

@chrisgaines3072

7 ай бұрын

Yeah, Dime had his place i guess but in my opinion, not all his notes fit over the chords of their songs, and his tone was Horrid!! just my observations.

Exactly.Not just the speed.The tone.The cleanness”. The dynamics.(I believe he was originally trained as a classical pianist.).💐

These guys are both absolute musicans that carry our emotional state to bliss. 😊

My friend YOU ARE THE THIRD GAME CHANGER STEVE you probably don’t remember me but we toured with you and Roth for a couple shows in the late 80’s and you showed me things on the guitar still at my old ass blow me away and still use to this day! And I showed to my son! You are a guitar virtuoso with Eddie and jimmy ! YOU ROCK 🤘🏻🤘🏻and Steve if you read this thank you for all you did for me ! Marc

@geovaniraffaelli4508

6 ай бұрын

Dang you were lucky to be able to tour with him, good for you

@ELPADREAIRBRUSH

6 ай бұрын

@@geovaniraffaelli4508 brother it’s priceless !! And the tricks and tips he taught me I’m passing it on to my son who plays ! Me and a close friend when grunge made the scene and pretty much wiped us clean off the face of the music earth ! Me and Bobby Blotzer ( drummer for RATT ) bought vending machines and placed them all over the greater Pittsburgh area so for like 10 yrs our hands smelled like change ! But it paid the bills and hair metal is coming back around I just was contacted and we might be touring with RATT and some other bands this summer like a hair metal revival tour ! Funny when we toured heavy in the 80’s we took our girlfriends and mistress’s now we’re taking our kids and grandkids on the tour busses lol how life changes I don’t know how old you are but live your life to the best everyday cause before you know it your pushin 60 and what we used to do all night now takes us all night to do !! Lmao YOU ROCK 🤘🏻🤘🏻!!

well the first time i heard Vai play was DLR Yankee Rose and I was blown away how Vai was making his guitar talk

Eddie was a game changer on so many levels. His rhythm guitar was unparalleled. His songwriting is sublime. Notice how it changed when Hagar joined. It became more pop with Hagar's voice. I listen to some of the solos that literally few people will hear and just shake my head. For instance the solos on "Bottoms Up", "I'll Wait", "Sinner's Swing", "One Foot out the Door", I could go on. He also built a guitar that he envisioned combining his favorite elements of Gibson and Fender guitars. He happened upon the sound by accident by forgetting how to wire one of the pickups. So he just put one in and didn't bother using it!!! One of my fave songs is "On Fire", how does one even conceive that? I don't know if this is well known but him and Alex are half Asian. Their mother is from Java.

@kyrkwalters964

5 ай бұрын

I didn't knew that that's for telling me

@9ckr716

3 ай бұрын

Those solos you're talking about are the best of the best little hidden gems. It's like a little reward for when you dig the deepest into the music. To add to that list: So This Is Love, Outta Love Again, All Over Tonight, In A Simple Rhyme, Girl Gone Bad are some other really good ones!

@MickLoud999

3 ай бұрын

@@9ckr716 Thanks for that. Now I'm going to have to go down that rabbit hole, gladly though!!

@9ckr716

3 ай бұрын

@@MickLoud999 report back when you do

Respect... there will never be another Eddie. RIP to the GOAT.❤

I often wonder if Randy Roads would have lived longer he may have given Eddie a run for his money.. But Steve is correct these two where the goat boys

@Phlakaton88

7 ай бұрын

How? He was imitating Ed and thus - nothing new really. Improving on something someone else pioneered - not really saying much. Game changer = Edward VH. You got it though. GOAT. Cheers!

@linkbelt111

7 ай бұрын

No.

@mordecai_wt

7 ай бұрын

@@Phlakaton88he had to play similar too eddie because he said thats what the kids found cool. After quiet riot and with his 2 albums with ozzy he blew eddie out of the fucking water.

Eddie was the whole package. He pioneered more sounds and created hits with those techniques.

What a tribute to Eddie from a guy who is a phenomenal guitarist.

Touch, tone, MELODY, feel, swing, mood, structure, surprise, and harmonics that lasted for days.

Steve done some game changing. He took tapping and added fire. Excluding albums sold he had his own thing that inspired a lot playing.

@ricaard

6 ай бұрын

If you exclude sales, then I would hand it over to Uli Roth, who influenced many, including Vai. There's a recording where, if he admitted it or not, he played an Uli line with harmonies exactly verbatim. Yngwie quoted Uli, as did Marty Friedman multiple times. Tapping I'd say is really owned after Eddie by Stanley Jordan.

Jeff Beck. Noone sound like him he was freaking awesome

@little-ol-me

6 ай бұрын

"Noone" 😂😂😂

@williamobryan682

6 ай бұрын

Steve seems oblivious . It fits .

@SealofPerfection

6 ай бұрын

Beck was absolutely great. But nobody listened to him. As a result, he didn't have the influence that Edward did. Beck could really, really play. But you never saw someone doing any technique and literally everyone thought "Oh, he got that from Beck, that's the thing he does", or "He's got that nasty tone like Beck", etc. Then you get to the equipment, which everyone uses today. Even Jimmy Page used an EVH amp on a record. Nobody has ever been as influential across the board like Edward. Not even close, really.

@damianb2374

6 ай бұрын

based on what? the polarised 'nobody'... ​@@SealofPerfection

@SealofPerfection

6 ай бұрын

@@damianb2374 based on facts. Compared to Van Halen, basically nobody listened to Beck. People know who he is, but the average music fan can't name a single Beck song.

Jimi and Eddie were more than just a guitarists revolutionaries. They were a real driving force.

I was born in 1968 and I always said that Eddie was the Hendrix of my generation!

No guitarist can create a groove like EVH.

@sambourne4923

6 ай бұрын

This! Surprised to see quite a few ppl put EVH down over the years in comment sections, presumably because there are faster players out there today, but I feel they fail to realise the strength of Eddie’s groove (and feel and tastefulness of course). You can tell he started off on the drums

@lucasvanti2200

6 ай бұрын

@@sambourne4923 Ed is the most underrated rhythm guitar of all time. He was incredible, he wasn't only the "eruption tapping" guy - Listen carefully to his rythm playing

@sambourne4923

6 ай бұрын

@@lucasvanti2200Absolutely. His rhythm playing and groove are what made me a fan

@3vimages471

5 ай бұрын

Jimmy Page laughs.

Couldn’t have said it better myself. “As far as WTF? There was Hendrix and there was Eddie and there hasn’t been a third” so true lol

@audiemurray7947

7 ай бұрын

What about Yngwie?????

Totally agree Eddie live was very exciting to see perform a true bodhisattva of modern music.

Steve Vai is humble and honest to recognize Hendrix and Van Halen were the TWO main guitarists !! And I think he’s right.

DIMEBAG DARRELL, Is all I got to say. Some people might not believe that, and if you don't believe that, you didn't see DIMEBAG live on stage. R.I.P. DIMEBAG DARRELL AND EDDIE

@monetedwards5673

6 ай бұрын

I agree Dime was the next game changer, what a fucking guitar player

Randy rhoads would be here if he lived

@truthseeker6534

8 ай бұрын

Yeah even Marty Friedman said had he lived we would be saying Jimi hendrix never heard of him if randy had lived

@Hhhlll7778

7 ай бұрын

Jason Becker also

@truthseeker6534

7 ай бұрын

@Hhhlll7778 randy actually changed the way heavy metal played that in itself is almost good at Edward tapping cause he started in A while all other band started in E so crazy train intro was the one that solidify randy as same Edward tapping I day randy was more composed then Edward by far

@truthseeker6534

7 ай бұрын

@BillBlazejowski anyone can tap but randy changed the whole concept of guitar playing as Eddie not taking nothing away from tapping but to changed music just by playing intro crazy train still blows me away

@mitsanut5869

7 ай бұрын

Randy learned everything from Eddie. He even said it openly. Sorry but no. I don't know about anyone who'd say "holy shit, wtf is THAT?" in awe when they heard Randy's first recording. I know of tens of people just in my vicinity who had that reaction when they heard Van Halen record the first time, me included. Not even Hendrix had people drop their jaws in such wild numbers. Hendrix was influential with guitar players but people didn't go bananas when they first heard his record. With Hendrix, you'd go more like "uh, that's really crazy but weird". With Eddie, you'd put the damn thing on repeat just to listen to it again and again because you simply got hooked.

There is one thing I've learnt about Hendrix and Eddie and it seriously gets overlooked because you have to know their music and their eco system to understand. They were the sum of many musicians who inspired them, but they fleshed out those influences and added their own unique personalities to it. They also transcended and had the ability to hop to any style and make it work. I'll give you an example. One of Eddie's greatest works wasn't even on a rock/metal song, but rather a pop one (beat it) and one of Hendrix's best works was done on a folk song (All Along The Watchtower). Point is, they could go anywhere and somehow make it right.

When all is said and done Tim Henson will make everyone forget about Ed, Jimi, Dime, and Vai. He's the new God.

He is 100% correct.

Not all about speed,has to have soul and melody and fire from the heart. Anyone can play aimless mastabatory notes. Eddie had it which is why he is or was a living icon. R.I.P. Eddie❤

@mitsanut5869

7 ай бұрын

Absolutely right. You nailed it. He would go super loud one second, squeezing every ounce of that guitar, and next second you would hear the most gentle and barely audible sound coming out of it. He was super dynamic. Although I really liked only relatively few Van Halen tracks, you can't buy simply drop your jaws and go....how the hell is he able to THAT?

Steve Vai is truly a gentleman and a scholar. A musical genius, in his own right, he’s humble enough and smart enough to recognize the great ones.

Ed was our boy. I'm Pasadena born and bred. Saw that band in backyards for days. They'd have 10 kegs and hundresd of kids for miles.

Definitely the truth. EVH is by far the most innovative and best. Nobody makes EVH sound slow or sloppy.

For me personally the third is Julian Lage. In terms of completely changing the dynamics and sounds produced by the instrument.

@RyRch

5 ай бұрын

Yeh but you just can’t enjoy him for that long and on repeat. He’s missing the ‘memorable melody / riffs’ thing but I suppose that’s part of Jazz - fleeting and transient.

steve vai is a game changer...what he does with a guitar is just...fucking WOOWWW!!

As a VH fan since 1979, I have to agree with Steve.

In specifically Rock, because outside of pure rock, you have to name Stevie Ray Vaughn. Hes another that broke the mold. There's still stuff he did that is beyond when it comes to advancing the instrument + artistry.

@hectorchavez3405

7 ай бұрын

Hit wise you’re right,but Jeff Healy was as good as SRV, in my opinion a better player than Stevie.

@chrisgaines3072

7 ай бұрын

i agree w/ you, and I love SRV and went thru a srv phase , but j. healy's playing and vocals were just a notch above anyone else at the time, in the blues genre.

@user-ev2qo1hj1g

7 ай бұрын

@@hectorchavez3405 100 percent

@mitsanut5869

7 ай бұрын

He was influential, yes. But as I said elsewhere here, people didn't get hooked in millions the first second they heard him. Artistry, the unbelievable set of skills, musicality, ability to instantly grab the listener, his incredible charm with ever present smile, making it all so incredibly easy. Nobody had it all but Eddie. I myself love to listen to many guitar players. Steve Vai, Steve Morse, George Lynch and others are amongst them, infact I think Steve Morse is one heluva virtuoso. But was he a complete package when it comes to presenting his guitar playing? No. Yet I absolutely dig him. But one must recognize that Eddie was simply the ultimate guitar player who had inspired tens of thousands kids to pick up the guitar in hope they one day will be like him. Nobody else could do that, ever, and nobody will be able to even come close. Steve Vai is absolutely right on the money with that one. It also shows his humility and respect.

@liljimitwofeatherz9735

7 ай бұрын

Bull...srv good player but was playing his influence

Eddie and Steve Vai are the best. I can't listen to the arpeggio pick sweepers

Very well said, sir. There will never be another who did it quite like EVH.

Love Jimi & SRV but … Long May the King reign !!! 🎸🎸🎸🎸KING EDWARD !!!

Buckethead!

@MrMoonunit67

8 ай бұрын

I just commented the same. Missed ya

Beautiful, respectful commentary by Mr Vai. Such a great guy. Sure there are people online who can play Eddie's stuff but it's a whole nother matter to invent it and to create it on your own.

This guy is humble he recognizes very good talent he's not arrogant like all these other string players you know their brass their arrogant and then at the end of the day they don't even really know how to play they're just screechers that's all more than half these guitar players couldn't even hold his guitar caseI'm telling you man been listening playing to music over 60 years rest in peace

That was key, it was not just technical ability, it was the songs which were memorable

Mr. Vai, nobody could possibly make you sound old, slow or sloppy. Nice words for you to say about EVH 🤘

He was one of a kind and a legendary. Give to life

Sorry Steve, but Beck is in a league of his own.

Soooo grateful for seeing King Edward six times over the years!!! Nobody can even scratch the surface of Eddie's abilities! Dude was absolutely fkng incredible!!!

Well Steve you hit that on the head there,RIP Eddie, your the best!

Love Steve, such a down to earth guy, true musician.

EVH was a generational talent. Head and shoulders above the rest.

I saw van halen in 1986, 1991 and 1993. I finally met eddie once very quickly in 1998. Their concerts were jam packed full of hits and good vibes. But eddies solos were the icing on the cake. For me that was the main reason to attend. If you witnessed an evh guitar solo in person you know what im talking about. No other band had that offering. Except when steve vai joined whitesnake. That was also very cool.

I would add Page to that mix. Particularly what he brought to the studio side of things. He was every bit as innovative as the other two.

@Willie_McBride

8 ай бұрын

Well Page was a great guitarist without doubt. The problem is that Led Zeppelin was frequently accused of pirating music and altering it slightly for their own sound. SonPage is sometimes criticized for not being as innovative as Jimi., & EVH.

@YouTubeIsWOKE

8 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂....he wrote great rhythms then covered them with sloppy leads

@TheBent139

8 ай бұрын

@@Willie_McBride I wouldn't call it "altering it slightly", they brought new life to much of it...😁. I never give these accusations a passing glance. Led Zeppelin were far more varied than merely playing old American blues. The only questions are regarding Page providing proper credit. Yet there were no clear guidelines at the time and these were songs often covered in the British blues scene. Zeppelin just did them better than others. .

@binxbolling

7 ай бұрын

No.

@TheBent139

7 ай бұрын

@@binxbolling Neglecting the fact that Page was far more versatile than Eddie. Gilmour and Steve Howe of Yes are also ahead of EVH on any list of mine.

Hendrix and EVH, definitely top of the heep.

I’m my opinion, Steve Vai was also a game changer. He took expressing yourself through music to a higher level. His name will also be remembered with Eddie and Jimi.👍🏻

The one and only EVH, VH was a big part of my younger years. RIP Eddy…

Been around 70+ years now and blessed to have heard them all come and go. When it comes to guitar players I have 2 words for you JEFF BECK

What made EVH one of those game changers was his ear and his mind.

Hey Stevie. Saw you in Little Rock Arkansas at a sold out show in 1988 on the Skyscraper Tour. Poison opened and I was down in front when the crowd went haywire and started pushing backwards for some reason and I almost got crushed up against a concrete guard tower like thing. I was so pankied I started punching the head in front of me when the guard lifted me up and saved me. Seriously. Poison was great, and you guys were so absolutely fantastic that all these years later and many concerts more, I still say that was favorite concert by far. There really is no comparison. Thank you for such a great memory. 😊

I would say Dimebag would be the third if he was able to live as long as Eddie or steve

@blackalligatorstudios7533

7 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@mattmills97

7 ай бұрын

No offense, but Dime was playing tiny no name bars before he died. His time was up before he passed. Truthfully, John Mayer has had probably a more lasting impact on guitar than Dime has.

@GeorgeZimmermen

7 ай бұрын

Love dime, but he will never be at the level Eddie was. Eddie was the complete package

@3-ddjr460

7 ай бұрын

Now you're really reaching.

@GM-yc3rl

7 ай бұрын

​@mattmills97 You want to tell me why Eddie Buried his guitar with Dime? People will be listening to Dime centuries from now..John Mayer, not so much LOL..

Who can come up with Top Jimmy Cathedral Panama Ice Cream Man and so on,Edward was a master,good at everything, EVERYTHING! RIP Master 😢🙏🌹❤

Vai is amazingly humble for being a legend in his own right. And you gotta love him for that.

It’s 💯 true, though im a Clapton fan (just like Eddie) Hendrix really came up with something genuine, i mean you could guess out of 100 players which one is Clapton, but Hendrix came up with the new recipe and so did Eddie, apart from shredding and the tapping, he had a completely new approach to chord progression, riffing and soloing.

Van Halen was a perfect soundtrack of my entire childhood. Eddie painted sound with his guitar. This riff is what love is like, that riff is what pain, or laughter, or war, or aliens landing sounds like. Eddie planned his life in heaven then came down to earth to let his spirit live through a guitar.

Hendrix took the guitar to a whole different, planet. Plus the great songs he left us. All by the age of 27. That's why he was a true game changer. And this was over 50 yrs ago. Eddie carried the torch to a new planet,we were blessed!

I'm pretty sure Eddie could play as fast as he wanted to play

Can't argue with him. Those 2 guys made your jaw drop.

This is a good answer to the young kids learning guitar from KZread who think Van Halen was just another metal player. I've always thought the same as he said about Hendrix and Van Halen. It's not merely their prowess. It's their influence on players and bands after them.